The Kids

An attempt at an animated comic. I used a slightly stupid method which involved making each walk cycle by hand with paper and ink, and then using a lot of layers in Photoshop to put it all together. The background in the moving panel is wobbling annoyingly, but if I do one of these again I’ll be able to avoid that I think.

I couldn’t see the wobbling background until I looked really really hard. It really isn’t that noticeable. I did, however, notice a little jolt in the animation between when the flowery kid and the green kid walk through the door. Other than that, the animation is great! Well done

A well-executed comic strip. I was begging for some more of Colin’s nieces and nephews, and now we get to see them. I look forward to seeing this fantastic storyline arch continue – and your experimentation with animation!

Phillipa, this is awesome! I’m loving your experimentation with animation. And, as the others said, the wobbling background isn’t immediately noticeable. The action in the foreground draws attention away from the background, so the wobbling isn’t noticeable to anybody unless pointed out.

The wobbling isn’t that noticeable unless one looks for it and the only thing I can see wrong with your way of doing a walk cycle is that the checkered blue/white kid jumps between Colin and the door, but that could just be a hop. But, seriously, you did a fantastic job!